Some more original plans for Damage Control just came out, so we’ll see what’s that
about.
We’ll also check out what’s going on with Dominik, Rey Mysterio, and more
Let’s start things off with some of the original plans for Bayley’s Damage Control
faction
Damage Control made their debut together at Summerslam 2022
It was a big moment because Bayley had just finished missing right around a year of action
from a torn ACL
Then you had iyo sky who was rumored to be on her way out of WWE and being done with
the company
and last but not least, you had Dakota Kai, who was legitimately released from WWE just
a few months back
So to see Bayley make her big return along with two other women, who many fans assumed
were done with WWE, was quite the surprising moment for the group’s first appearance
The big debate online amongst the fans over the last few weeks is the topic of: was Damage
Control a success or not?
That’s something that fans have been going back and forth about for a long time
But Bayley recently spoke with BT Sport and shared her original vision for the faction
and how long she had had been to planning it for, Bayley had this to say on the groups
original members, quote:
"That is something that I've thought about for a couple years before it actually happened.
I know Dakota has talked about this in her interviews in the past.
It had a different group of people as the time went on.
Peyton Royce was someone that I really wanted in there.
Tegan Nox was someone that I wanted in there.
There were a lot of people that it just kind of changed throughout time and as people left
the company and things like that, but Dakota was always, she's one of the OG's that I always
envisioned in this group."
End quote
Bayley also mentioned how the name of the group was another long process from a creative
perspective, she had this to say about the original name of the group, quote:
"I had a few different ideas.
We threw out a million different names.
Creative came back with a million different names too and we just couldn't get on the
same page.
Then you have to also go through legal and all this stuff.
My first original one, I wanted it to be called.
'The Now'.
To me, it was that I didn't care about the championships I won in the past, I don't care
about what happens next, like these girls right here and what we're about to do, the
present is all that matters.
The Now was my first idea, but there's a show called The Now or something like that.
You know, it's just legal stuff."
End quote
So it’s just interesting to know that Damage Control wasn’t a last second thing that
was thrown together without any preparation
It was an idea that had been in Bayley’s mind for several years
She had Peyton Royce and Tegan Nox pencilled in her head to be a part of this group
Even Bayley’s name for this group was great, “The Now”.
All of the faction members past or futures didn’t matter, the only thing that mattered
was the present and what they were going to do together in current day
It never happened because Vince McMahon was not reportedly on board with the faction idea
from Bayley, but she finally did get her faction wish with Damage Control in 2022, which is
a version of what she had wanted for a very long time
Bayley also spoke about Mercedes Monay in the same interview and had this to say on
if she believes Mercedes would return to WWE one day, quote:
“I'll never give up hope that she'll come back.
I'll say yes because this is her home, this is her dream.
I love to see what she's doing and what's she going to be doing over the next few months.
She's going to literally take over the world, take the world by storm but I know this is
her home and where her heart is.
And by her heart, I mean me, she needs to come back to me.
I need her, I need my travel partner.”
End quote
So Bayley is hoping to have another reunion and meeting with Mercedes down the line in
WWE, so we’ll have to see if that ends up happening deep into the future
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The recent February 24th edition of Smackdown was a pretty busy episode for Dominik Mysterio
Dominik made an appearance during Rey Mysterio’s backstage interview
Santos Escobar was praising Rey Mysterio and showing him respect, but Dominik interrupted
and was fully against his father getting any of that respect
Then Dominik appeared later on in the night to confront Charlotte Flair on behalf of Rhea
Ripley
Dominik went back and forth with Charlotte Flair until Rhea Ripley had to come out to
protect him
The night still wasn’t over for Dominik Mysterio, he would once again make an appearance
while Rey Mysterio was battling Karrion Kross
Dominik once again stepped into the ring and got in Rey Mysterio’s face
Dominik kept trying to push his father to the limit and get Rey to strike him, but Rey
is still in the same sort of mental state we saw him in late 2022 when Dominik’s heel
turn first happened
No matter how much Dominik tempted him back then, Rey Mysterio just couldn’t bring himself
to put his hands on Dominik
That entire narrative is obviously what led to Rey meeting with Triple H and getting a
transfer over to Smackdown to get away from Dominik on Raw
But with Wrestlemania season being in full gear and some superstars now appearing on
both shows, Rey Mysterio can’t hide from Dominik because Dominik is the one that’s
coming over to Smackdown
So this moment in the ring between Rey and Dominik was similar to those from the past
Dominik is practically begging for Rey Mysterio to hit him, but Rey refuses to
It did look like Rey at least considered it, he did make a fist, but ultimately did nothing
So Rey may still be against hitting him, but progress is still being made there
Rey Mysterio is starting to make his way to that breaking point with Dominik
Rey and Dominik are rumored to meeting in the ring soon, possibly even at Wrestlemania
So the February 24th edition of Smackdown could’ve been the beginning of their story
starting back up
maybe they’ll be a big payoff moment there where Rey Mysterio will actually land a punch
on Dominik, the fans will go crazy for that since we’ve been waiting for that moment
for a long time
So if we see Rey throw a punch at Dominik and this match gets confirmed, it’s definitely
gonna be a huge father-son match on the grand stage of Wrestlemania
And all the seeds are in place for that match
Dominik betrayed his father, tortured him on Raw for weeks, ruined his father’s holidays,
even attacked his father at the Royal Rumble, so it’s a long time coming and the seeds
have been there for months
So Rey Mysterio versus Dominik Mysterio would be a great payoff for everything we’ve seen
Also in Dominik related news, Dominik Mysterio and Rhea Ripley’s WWE on-screen characters
definitely appear to be in a romantic relationship
But in reality, Dominik is engaged and Rhea Ripley is dating former WWE superstar Buddy
Matthews as well
Dominik Mysterio recently spoke with SportsKeeda and addressed his on screen pairing with Rhea,
as well as Buddy Matthews
Dominik had to is to say about him, quote:
"Yeah, well, he kissed my sister, so I don't know, we might have some problems there family
dynamic-wise, but overall I think my dynamic with Mami works both ends, on my side and
on her side.
When we're at TV, it just works out for us.”
End quote
And Dominik does bring up a funny point, Buddy Matthews did work closely with the Mysterios
and had an on-screen pairing with Dominik’s sister Aalyah during the Thunderdome days
But the pairing of Rhea Ripley and Dominik has been amazing so far and hopefully has
even more great moments on the way
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